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Edinburgh Sleep Medicine Course
22 – 26 March 2010
Venue: Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh

This annual course aims to provide up-to-date information on the theory and practice of sleep medicine including practical experience in the technologicalaspects of measuring and monitoring sleep. The course is aimed at all professionalsinvolved in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders. This course is open to applicants from all countries. Competence in understanding spoken English is required.

Further Information and Registration details can be found at:
http://www.sleep.scot.nhs.uk/education.html#med

Alternatively, contact: Dr Renata L Riha or Mrs Marjorie Vennelle:
Department of Sleep Medicine
Royal Infirmary Edinburgh
51 Little France Crescent
Edinburgh EH16 4SA
Scotland, UK
Tel: +44 (0)131 242 3882
Email: rlriha@hotmail.com; m.vennelle@ed.ac.uk;
RCP and EBAP accredited

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A Journey Through the Paediatric Airway
22–24 March 2010
Venue: Glenfield Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester

Course organiser: Dr David Luyt

The aim of this course is to provide individuals with practical knowledge of how and when to use clinic, ward and laboratory-based lung function assessment (including cardio-pulmonary exercise testing and sleep studies) in the management of children with respiratory symptoms.  Delegates will also develop a working understanding on devices most suited to the delivery of inhaled drugs to different age groups.

Sessions will include: asthma and allergic rhinitis, non-CF bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis, sleep disordered breathing and respiratory aspects of neuromuscular disease and practical respiratory assessment and formal lung Spirometry.

Who should attend? Newly appointed paediatricians and Intensivists, SpRs in paediatrics, respiratory grid trainees, specialist nurses and other health professionals with an interest in paediatric respiratory medicine

Course fee: Doctors: £325.00    Nurses and PAMs: £275.00

For further details please contact Mrs Sam Thurlow, Conference Manager, Glenfield Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, LE3 9QP, email sam.thurlow@uhl-tr.nhs.uk, Telephone 0116 2502305 

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Basic and Clinical Allergy
12–15 April 2010
Venue:  National Heart and Lung Institute, London

Course Organiser: Prof Stephen Durham

This highly popular annual course is the 22nd in the series. It consists of lectures by international experts covering current and emerging concepts as well as an overview of basic principles. Newer therapeutic developments are also discussed. The programme integrates basic science with new developments and provides an update on clinical aspects, basic mechanisms and recent advances in allergy, asthma and inflammation. The course is aimed at clinicians, scientists, and new researchers from a range of disciplines, including the pharmaceutical industry.

For further info: Events Office - National Heart and Lung Institute, Tel: +44 (0)20 7351 8172 

academicevents.nhli@imperial.ac.uk 

http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/about/divisions/nhli/nhli_events/shortcourses/events/

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Royal Society of Medicine: Practical aspects of severe asthma now and in the future
19 April 2010
Venue: Education and Research Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, M23 9LT

This conference will update the clinician/nurse specialist on the practical issues of managing patients with uncontrolled symptoms despite maximum conventional asthma therapy. We will be paying special attention to reasons for uncontrolled symptoms and explore new techniques currently available and possible future developments in asthma phenotyping and care.

We will do this in an interactive format allowing good periods of time for open discussion and questions to the panel of speakers.

For further details please visit the RSM website at: http://www.rsm.ac.uk/academ/asthma.php

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International Course on Tuberculosis for Low and Intermediate Incidence Countries  
19–22 April 2010 
Venue: Tartu University Lung Clinic and National Institute of Health Development, Tallinn, Estonia

Filha (the Finnish Lung Health Association) has been organising International Tuberculosis Courses for medical doctors for 14 years and for registered nurses for 9 years from high incidence countries in Estonia together with the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) of Estonia, the Tartu University Clinics under the auspices of the WHO and The Union for high incidence countries. In the changing tuberculosis situation in Europe, a need for a new course targeted for low and intermediate incidence countries of the WHO European region was noted. The course complex was expanded in April 2009 by an International Course on Tuberculosis low and ntermediate incidence countries. This new course was well received and will be organised also in April 2010. 

The purpose of the course is to improve capacity of medical specialists in addressing the changing challenges in TB control in the region. After the course participants are expected to have improved competence in clinical management of TB as well as in using this knowledge for the advancement of TB control programmes in their countries. The course provides a forum for interaction among specialists as well as for stimulating collaboration. 

This course is designed for medical doctors in specialities of pulmonology, infectious diseases and tuberculosis from low and intermediate incidence countries in the European region and professionals in expert or public health positions in relation to TB programmes at the national or regional level. 

The main emphasis of the four-day course is on diagnosis and treatment of MDR-TB, XDR-TB and TB/HIV co-infection. The topics will also include epidemiology, surveillance, diagnostic methods, laboratory issues, infection control, screening and treatment of latent TB infection. New innovations in TB management and control will be discussed.  

The training is participatory and the course includes lectures, discussions and group sessions based on exercises and case studies. Site visits to the TB and MDR-TB wards and National TB Register will be organised.  

The course will be taught in English

Post-course evaluation of the course will be carried out. 

The course fee is 1500 euros. The fee entitles the participant to the training programme, course materials, lunches, accommodation and social programme. The participants will have to pay for their travel from their country to Tartu and back home themselves. The group reservations for hotel accommodation have been made in Hotel Draakon, located in the old town hall square in Tartu and in Tallinn Hotel St. Barbara also with a central location.  

The course will be invoiced prior to the course. The course fee should be paid to the bank account of Filha by 1 April 2010. When notice of cancellation is received within seven working days before the course start date, the cancellation fee is 50% of the course fee payable.  

Applications with individual information of the participants should be submitted by the 12 February 2010 to paivi.pyykkola@filha.fi. Application forms are available www.filha.fi.   

Please note that the number of participants accepted to the course is restricted to 25.  

For further information, please contact Ms Päivi Pyykkölä, Training Manager, Filha, Sibeliuksenkatu 11 A 1, FI-00250 Helsinki, Finland, tel.+ 358 9 454 21 290, fax + 358 9 454 21 210, email: paivi.pyykkola@filha.fi, www.filha.fi or the course coordinator Manfred Danilovits manfred.danilovits@kliinikum.ee tel. + 372 7 318 940 

For questions concerning arrangements please turn to the Course assistant Mai Blöndal mai.blondal@gmail.com. 

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Advances in Respiratory Medicine 
26 - 30 April 2010
Venue:  National Heart and Lung Institute, London
 
Course Organiser: Professor Margaret Hodson

This annual course is designed for clinicians to learn about the growing edge of respiratory medicine - covering a wide range of topics over the week. The course is designed to meet the needs of consultants and senior specialists from the UK, Europe and worldwide.  It will also be helpful to senior doctors in training.

For further information please contact the events office - National Heart and Lung Institute, 
Tel: +44 (0)20 7351 8172  academicevents.nhli@imperial.ac.uk 
http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/about/divisions/nhli/nhli_events/shortcourses/events/

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Beyond breathlessness: end of life care in advanced respiratory disease   
29 April 2010
Venue: St Anne’s College, Oxford

This conference will be of interest to all respiratory and palliative care specialists seeking to improve the quality of care of patients with advanced respiratory disease.  The day was designed by leading practitioners in both Sobell House and the Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine (Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust).  The conference presents an opportunity to update knowledge in managing challenging symptoms and the psychosocial issues faced by patients and their families.  The day includes presentations and workshops.

Registration fee: £140

For further information contact: Sobell Study Centre, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, tel: 01865 225886, email ssc@orh.nhs.uk or visit our website http://www.sobellhospiceoxford.org/uploaded_Files/RespiratoryConference.pdf?id=1528

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The Sixth Yorkshire Chest Imaging Course
14 May 2010
Venue: Radiology Academy, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX

A comprehensive 1-day course aimed at developing an understanding of radiological pattern recognition and providing an outline for evaluating chest radiographs. It is aimed at junior doctors and specialist registrars in radiology, general and respiratory medicine and those working in the ICU and A&E. Advanced practitioner radiographers will also find this useful. A significant proportion of the time will be spent in viewing films. The faculty comprises of Consultant Radiologists from Yorkshire, with a special interest in chest radiology.

Course convenor: Dr. RJH Robertson, Consultant Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS trust.

Faculty includes:
•    Dr. RJH Robertson, Consultant Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
•    Dr. Michael Darby, Consultant Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
•    Dr. Bobby Bhartia, Consultant Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
•    Dr. Hilary Moss, Consultant Radiologist, Harrogate & District Foundation NHS Trust.
•    Dr. Mark Kon, Consultant Radiologist, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
•    Dr. Sapna Puppala, Consultant Vascular & Interventional Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Please email radiologycourses@hotmail.co.uk for the information pack and application form. Places limited to 40, reserved on a first come first serve basis.

Course fee: £ 80.

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Workshop on Lung Function Tests, Asthma and Work
21 May 2010
Venue: National Heart and Lung Institute, London SW3

Suitable for all Occupational Health professionals with a particular interest in spirometry and lung function testing, and their implications in the workplace. 

Examines the role of lung function testing in the workplace.  Covers spirometry, histamine provocation and exercise testing: interpretation, abnormalities, longitudinal changes, individual variation and role in health surveillance; use in pre-employment screening/fitness to work; risk assessment of people with asthma. 

NB: this is not a practical Spirometry course; a working knowledge of practical spirometry is assumed.

RCN Accreditation Unit: 5 study hours (event ref. 3803); 5 clinical CPD points to be sought.

Registration fee: £120

Further details about this course can be found at  http://www.lungsatwork.org.uk/courses.php

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Thoracic Ultrasound Course
21 June 2010
Venue: Education Centre, Royal Hospital, Preston

The course is aimed at consultants and specialist trainees who have little or no experience of thoracic ultrasound. The day provides both lectures and practical experience. During the practical sessions, you will be divided into small groups and will scan a number of normal volunteers and patients under direct supervision of a trainer. If required, delegates establishing a logbook, can obtain documentation from the trainer for each scan successfully performed. The course is accompanied by a DVD (which includes example cases, lectures and videos of scan technique) and a booklet (which includes logbook, RCR recommendations and references).

Fee: £220
CPD Points: 6

Further details from:
Rita Chauhan/Ailsa Hayter
rita.chauhan@lthtr.nhs.uk ailsa.hayter@lthtr.nh.uk
Diagnostic Imaging Directorate
Main X-ray
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane North,
Fulwood, Preston,
Lancashire PR29HT

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6th International Symposium on Cough
24 – 26 June 2010
Venue: National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College

Organisers: Professor Fan Chung and Professor John Widdicombe

This symposium will review the impact of cough in clinical disease, the latest patho-physiological mechanisms of cough, current and future treatments and on-going research areas. International contributors include clinicians and researchers. The symposium includes reviews, state-of –the-art lectures, round-table discussions and poster presentations.

For more information please contact Karina Dixon, Postgraduate Centre, National Heart & :Lung Institute, Imperial College, Dovehouse St, London SW3 6LY UK. Email: k.dixon@imperial.ac.uk

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Clinical Respiratory Radiology Course
29 – 30 July 2010
Venue: St George’s Hospital, London

Ever wanted to clarify:

• Radiation doses of various radiological investigations?
• How best to exclude PE  in a pregnant patient?
• When is a blob on CT not a metastasis?
• How should you investigate patients with pulmonary fibrosis?

This is a respiratory radiology course aimed at respiratory and general physicians which also places emphasis on the day to day interface between clinicians and radiologists. The course will cover basic radiological principles, the best  radiological tests in a given context, what the expected radiological appearances are and how this relates to other respiratory investigations. The content will be delivered by radiologists and chest physicians.

Daily quiz to test yourself during coffee and lunch breaks

Fees: both days £250 single day £150  coffee, lunch & handbooks included

There is a limit of 40 participants for each course

For further information please contact Susan  Wichard  Tel: 020 8725 1253     Fax: 020 8725 3369

Email: susan.wichard@stgeorges.nhs.uk

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Clinical Exercise Testing and Interpretation - A Practical Approach
29 – 30 July 2010
Venue: Cambridge University Clinical School,  Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge

The ninth Cambridge / UCLA course is suitable for doctors, scientists, physiologists and technicians interested in exercise testing and will cover the following:-

• improve the participants’ knowledge of the value of exercise testing and interpreting the results in normals, and subjects with suspected pathology.
• the widely acclaimed textbook on exercise testing and interpretation written by two of the lecturers forms the knowledge base for the course and will be of interest to all involved in exercise testing as well as specialist registrars training in respiratory medicine, cardiology and rehabilitation.

Lecturers will include:
Prof Chris Cooper & Prof Tom Storer, UCLA
Dr Jumbo Jenner, Dr Jonathan Fuld, Prof N Wareham, Cambridge
Dr Marshall Riley, Belfast

For more information please contact:
Michelle Joyce, Course Administrator/Secretary
Box 34,  Addenbrooke’s NHS Trust,  Hills Road,  Cambridge,  CB2 2QQ
Tel: +44(0)1223 217763
e-mail  michelle.joyce@addenbrookes.nhs.uk